The Electoral Commission (EC) has provided justification for its proposal to shift the date of the upcoming general election from December 7 to November 7, 2024

The proposed shift in the election date, according to the Commission will serve as a measure to afford the EC ample time to execute its responsibilities effectively.

During an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) a meeting on Monday, January 22, 2024, the deputy chairperson of the Electoral Commission in charge of Corporate Services, Dr Bossman Asare stated that "organising the elections within three weeks will be very tight".

He added that" Beyond that, the time for the inauguration you have a new government and an old government leaving office, the time will be too short".

According to him, the EC had been advocating for a change in the election date long before the church’s petition. “Let me state very clearly that it had nothing to do with what the Adventist Church brought in the form of a petition," he added.

This justification comes after Chairperson of the Commission, Jean Mensa, proposed that the Commission is contemplating a shift in the election date from December 7 to November 7.